From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
The reservation of chassis GFT-50 for coachbuilder Park Ward & Co.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 55\1\ Scan063 | |
| Date | 2nd October 1931 | |
| S/W (Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}). Copy to BP. " Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} A.J.L. Please see if petrol tank is available. X599r. Hnl/V.2.10.31. RECEIVED Special 25 H.P. car for R.{Sir Henry Royce} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/MJ.1.10.31. We have reserved chassis No.GFT-50 for the body Park Ward & Co., have in hand. We know the Coachbuilders are very anxious to receive the chassis so perhaps you will arrange for its despatch immediately you have fitted the special petrol tank, When, in due course, the complete car is in your hands and you have removed the body from the chassis we shall probably ask you to return the latter to Park Ward & Co., to be mounted with a body for our own stock but we will definitely decide on this point later. 'E' Type wide levers with brake lever set over 1.750" from centre line of chassis. 'F' " aileron? 'T' Series dashboard. (2nd Half) Unusual Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} | ||